Potential Energy-objects that have energy because of the position of another object(gravity)
Kinetic Energy- objects that have energy because of their motion
Sitting here I have plenty POTENTIAL energy but no KINETIC energy.
My pencil sitting on the very side of the table has potential energy because it will fall. When it falls it will have kinetic energy.
TYPES OF ENERGY mechanical: the ability to work,or working
thermal: more atoms & moleculdes (both kinetic and potienical) moving faster making the object warmer-prentice hall textbook
acoustic: sound energy; "is a sequence of waves of pressure which propagates through compressible media such as air or water; vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound;" wikipedia sonic energy
elecitrical: "energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/electrical+energy
chemical:food, fuel, batteries
electromagnetic (light, waves):"a collection of electromagnetic waves traveling in vacuum or in matter. The energy radiated by the electromagnetic waves is called electromagnetic radiation energy".-buzzle article(what is electromagnetic energy)
Kinetic Energy- objects that have energy because of their motion
Sitting here I have plenty POTENTIAL energy but no KINETIC energy.
My pencil sitting on the very side of the table has potential energy because it will fall. When it falls it will have kinetic energy.
TYPES OF ENERGY
thermal: more atoms & moleculdes (both kinetic and potienical) moving faster making the object warmer-prentice hall textbook
acoustic: sound energy; "is a sequence of waves of pressure which propagates through compressible media such as air or water; vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound;" wikipedia sonic energy
elecitrical: "energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/electrical+energy
chemical:food, fuel, batteries
electromagnetic (light, waves):"a collection of electromagnetic waves traveling in vacuum or in matter. The energy radiated by the electromagnetic waves is called electromagnetic radiation energy".-buzzle article(what is electromagnetic energy)
- Gamma rays
- X-rays
- Ultraviolet rays
- Visible light rays
- Infrared rays
- Microwaves
- Radio waves (FM)
- Radio waves (AM)
- Long radio waves
nuclear:the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom and released through fission,fusion, or radioactivity http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Nuclear+Energy